Bradford · 18 open mic nights · 4 nights a week
Every Bradford open mic night - when it runs, how sign-up works, what kit is there.
100% of them list no entry fee; 0 have a full backline. Re-checked on a rolling cycle.
NearbyUpdated 12 November 2026
nights
| 7 days from Fri 13 Nov | at least 6 |
| Nights of the week | 4 of 7 |
| No fee listed | 100% of nights |
| Full backline | 0 nights |
| Open-Mic Score | 62 /100 |
Kick-off20:00 Ling BobWilsden · BradfordNo feeHouse PA1st Sun of the month 
Shoulder of MuttonSlaithwaite · HuddersfieldNo feeHouse PA 20:00Sun 
THE HEAD OF STEAM • HUDDERSFIELDTown Centre · HuddersfieldNo feeHouse PA 19:00Tue 
The Salt CellarShipleyNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue 
Lawrence Batley TheatreTown Centre · HuddersfieldNo feeLast Wed of the month 19:30Wed 
Smile Bar and VenueHuddersfieldNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 19:30Wed 
The RailwayBerry Brow · HuddersfieldNo feeHouse PALast Wed of the month 19:30Wed 
The Malt ShovelDrighlington · BradfordNo feeHouse PADates vary 20:00Wed 
The Shoulder Of Mutton LockwoodLockwood · HuddersfieldNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed 
The UndergroundBradfordNo feeHouse PADates vary 20:00Wed 100
| Choice | 74 |
| Schedule fixed scale | 57 |
| Coverage | 25 |
| Affordability fixed scale | 100 |
| Backline | 23 |
| Walk-in fixed scale | 95 |
| 01 | Wednesday | 7 nights |
| 02 | Thursday | 7 nights |
| 03 | Tuesday | 2 nights |
| 04 | Sunday | 2 nights |
| Featured open micLing BobWilsden · Sun nights | |
| Popular nightsShoulder of Mutton | |
| THE HEAD OF STEAM • HUDDERSFIELD | |
| The Salt Cellar | |
| The Railway |
| Added | 1 |
| Removed | 0 |
| Verified | 1 |
| Re-verified | 2 |
| Bradford gigsBooked slots, by date | |
| What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days | |
| Bradford venuesThe rooms behind the nights | |
| Bradford music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs |
Open Mic Nights in Bradford
18 open mic nights across Wilsden, Slaithwaite, Town Centre, Berry Brow + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.
Last updated: 12 November 2026
18 Open Mic Nights Across Bradford
At least 6 open mic nights are on in and around Bradford in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 12 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 18 open mic nights (12 verified) are running in and around Bradford, from venues like Ling Bob, though none lists a full backline yet. Wednesday and Thursday are the busiest. Every listing shows when we last checked it. Open mics are one layer of the Bradford circuit — see what’s on in Bradford over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.
- 17 of 18 take walk-in sign-up on the night
- 0 venues offer full backline (drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, mics)
- Spread across 4 different nights of the week
- Music + comedy + poetry — filter by type below
- 18
- Open mic nights
- 4
- Nights a week
- 100%
- No fee listed
- 0
- Full backline
- Last updated
What’s on in Bradford this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
By Day of the Week
18 open mic nights are listed in Bradford, across 4 nights of the week. Choose a night to see what's on. Every card gives venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians, Poets, Comedians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:00
- Slots—
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up—
- Slots—
- EntryNo fee listed
- PA—
- Backline—
- Open toPoets, Spoken word artists
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PA—
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians, Poets
- Sign-up—
- Slots—
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
Venues in Bradford
42 grassroots music venues are listed in Bradford, including rooms that host these open mics and the places to play once you are ready for a gig. Each card opens the venue's own page with its capacity, kit and what is on.
Bradford Open Mic Scene in Numbers
Counted from the 18 Bradford open mic nights listed: 100% have no entry fee listed, 0% have full backline and Wednesday is the busiest night. The chart shows how the week's nights split, day by day.
- 18
- Nights listed
- 4
- Nights a week
- 100%
- No fee listed
- 0%
- Full backline
- 78%
- PA provided
- Wed
- Busiest night
- 12 min
- Typical slot
- 20:00
- Typical start
Bradford Open Mic FAQs
6 answers about open mics in Bradford, from the best nights for new performers and what is on tonight to whether they are free, which have full backline and how to get a regular slot.
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How the nights run. 6 of the 18 running nights happen every week and 12 run less often, so check the date before you go. Most start between 19:30 and 20:00. Where a slot length is listed, the usual is 12 minutes. Where a sign-up time is listed, the list usually opens around 19:30.
Who plays. Besides music, 4 take poetry, 2 take comedy and 1 takes spoken word. With a PA listed at 14 nights, a singer-songwriter can bring just an instrument. None lists an entry fee.
After the open mic. Ready for a paid set? The Bradford venue directory lists the rooms that book live music, and the GX Index shows what they pay. Want to run one? How to start an open mic night.
More Cities
Switch to another UK city for the same format with its own local nights, start times and sign-up details, or go back to the UK open mic finder to search every listing at once.
Run a Bradford open mic? List it free.
Listing an open mic is free, takes about 2 minutes and is reviewed before it goes live. It appears beside the 18 Bradford nights already listed, where musicians, comedians and poets look for stage time.
Listing is free. Performers find you by night and kit - we review it before it goes live.
Where these figures come from: UK open mic statistics and every UK open mic - all from the same directory.